Yeah, I can see what you mean. I was a kid when I saw this film, and it made a HUGE impression on me. Scared the snot outta me, too, because I hadn't seen a lot of suspense or films yet.
I sense a Hitchcock movie marathon coming on...I gotta catch my kids now, before they're too jaded for classic suspense!
Ooh, that sounds like a fun project. I also recently discovered that you can watch quite a lot of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour free on Hulu:
I saw it in college at the university theater, and I remember a lot of my peers laughing at some of the more "stylized" moments. But when "Mrs. Bates" charged into the frame and pushed Arbogast down the stairs, I think just about everyone in the theater was scared shitless.
So it's not just your dad, but I think being from "our" generation makes it harder to ignore some of the more dated elements.
Haha... it is a great scene. Even more effective, I'm sure, when it's all up in your face, with the scary music, the falling, the stabbing... aaah!
The audience you happen to be with does add another dimension though. I hadn't thought about that specifically.
One of my favorite movie-going experiences was seeing Microcosmos as a matinee one weekend. The theater was crowded with people that had brought their kids. There is a great sequence where a dung beetle gets his ball of poop stuck on a stick. It was so fun hearing the kids giggle watching him try to pull it off, and when he finally did, the entire audience cheered and clapped. So funny. If I'd just rented it, I'm sure I'd just have smiled -- wouldn't have made nearly the impression.
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I sense a Hitchcock movie marathon coming on...I gotta catch my kids now, before they're too jaded for classic suspense!
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http://www.hulu.com/alfred-hitchcock-presents
http://www.hulu.com/alfred-hitchcock-hour
I loved this when I was a kid. LOVED! This was my very favorite: Where the Woodbine Twineth. Completely freaked me out.
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So it's not just your dad, but I think being from "our" generation makes it harder to ignore some of the more dated elements.
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The audience you happen to be with does add another dimension though. I hadn't thought about that specifically.
One of my favorite movie-going experiences was seeing Microcosmos as a matinee one weekend. The theater was crowded with people that had brought their kids. There is a great sequence where a dung beetle gets his ball of poop stuck on a stick. It was so fun hearing the kids giggle watching him try to pull it off, and when he finally did, the entire audience cheered and clapped. So funny. If I'd just rented it, I'm sure I'd just have smiled -- wouldn't have made nearly the impression.
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